The Congress and the Generals: Precedents for the Lavelle Affair

Abstract

The purpose of the project was to examine the circumstances surrounding the reliefs from command of three US general officers: George B. McClellan, Douglas MacArthur, and John D. Lavelle--to ascertain what similarities, if any, exist. Particular emphasis was laid on determining and comparing the interest of the Congress in each case. Two common factors were identified which had major impact: the conflict between the executive and legislative branches, and the historically recurring concern and effort of the civilian believed identified. Each general faced a professional dilemma when his military judgment of his situation and its impact on the interests of the United States was not in consonance with the policies and desires of his superiors. (Modified author abstract)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1973
Accession Number
AD0760897

Entities

People

  • Doris S. Frazier

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Administration
  • Second World War
  • Southeast Asia
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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